Corn harvesting and husking machine.



'D. & J. WANDSOHEER. CORN HARVESTING AND HUSKING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 15, 190B.

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D. & J. WANDSGHEBR. CORN HARVESTING AND HUSKING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 15, 1908.

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UNITED STATES.

DANIEL wAnhsci-innn AND JAcoB WAND' SOHEERfOF SIOUX CENTER, IOWA.

" CORN HARVESTING- AND IiIUSIiING- MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 23, 1909.

Application filed August 15, 1908. 7 Serial No. 448,668.

To all whom it may concern:

Be "it known that we, DANIEL WAND- SCHEER and JACOB WANDSCI-IEER, citizens of the United States, residing at Sioux Center, in the county of Sioux, State-ofl'owa, have invented a new and useful Corn Harvesting and Husking Machine, of-which the following is a specification.

This invention has relationto machines for harvesting and husking ear corn, and consists in the novel construction and arrangement of its parts, as hereinafter shown and described.

The object of the invention is to provide a machine of the character indicated, which is adapted to operate upon the stalks as they stand in a row, and which is adapted to separate ears of corn from the said stalks and deosit the same upon husking rolls provided for their reception. During the rocess of separating the cars from the sta ks, much trash, in the way of leaves and other objectionablc matter, isalso separated from the stalks, and means is provided for ejecting the said objectionable matter from the machine pripr to depositing the ears upon the husking r0 s. 1

A further object of the invention is to provide means for distributing the ears of corn evenly over the husking rolls,'so that all of the ears may be operated upon in a uniform manner.

With these and other objects in view, the machine consists primarily of a wheel mounted frame upon which is carried apair of forwardly and downwardly inclined fingers, which are s aced apart at their inner sides. Endless c ains are arranged to operate below the inner edges of said fingers and within the spaces between the inner sides thereof, and endless chains are also arranged to operate within the fingers, so that the inner runs of the said chains will be located in the intervening s ace between the fingers. Stalk-engaging ro ls are journaled for rotation under the .upper portions of the fingers, and are adapted to engage the standing stalks and draw the same down through'the space between the inner sides of the fingers, and also between the said chains above mentioned. Trash-ejecting rolls are journaled for rotation behind the rear ends of the said fin ers and are adapted to engage leaves, stalks and other trash, and ejectthe same from the machine. Downwardly inclined husking rolls are located behind the said finigers. The said rolls are arranged in pairs and the members of the pairs rotate toward each other in the usual manner. Ear-distributing devices are located between each pair of husking rolls and the adjacent air s and are adapted to reciprocate vertically ur-- ing the operation of distributing the ears over the said rolls.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a top plan view of the corn harvester and husking machine. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the same. Fig. 4 is a detailed plan view of mechanism for transmitting movement from the traction wheel of the machine to the stalk-engaging rolls and other parts. Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view through the husking rolls of the machine.

The harvester consists of the traction wheels 1, which are mounted upon the axle a 2. The frame 3, is supported upon the said axle 2. The three sprocket-wheels 4, are mounted upon the axle 2, and one of the said sprocket-wheels is located adjacent one of the traction wheels 1, while the other two s rocket-wheels are located at opposite sides of the other traction-wheel 1, which latter traction wheel is adapted to bear the major portion of the weight of the machine. The shaft 5, is journaled "for rotation in the frame 3 and is provided with the sprocket wheels 6. The sprocket chains 7, ass around the sprocket-wheels 4 and 6, an are adapted to transmit rotary movement from the axle 2, to the shaft 5. The belt-tighteners 8, are mounted upon the frame 3, and bear u on the upper runs of the chains 7, and are a apted to relieve the same of undue slack.

The shaft 9, is journaled for rotation upon the frame 3, and is provided with a car wheel 10, whichmeshes with the gear-w eel 11 mounted upon the shaft 5. The shaft 9, is provided at one end with the fly-wheel 12. By reason of the fact that the gear-wheels 10 and 11 intermesh, rotary movement may be transmitted from the shaft 5 to the shaft 9. As will hereinafter ap ear, motion is transmitted to the movable parts of the corn harvesting mechanism from the shaft 9, while motion is transmitted to the corn husking mechanism from the shaft 5. The flywheel 12 is provided in order to impart sufficient momentum to the movable parts as to cause them to pe ate smoothly end easily when subj eo ted" to some of diligent tension The theft tongue .13, i et-telm. to the forward end of "the frame i "The double-tree 14:, is mounted upon the tongue 13, and the sWingle-trees 15, are etteehedito end po tiohs oi the s ouhlert ee .4,. in the usual manner.

The fingers 12, 16, are mounted upon the frame 3, and are inclined downwardly oward their forward ends- The said-finge are spoo d apa t at th ir inner ides. The spreeketswh ls 17 are oested at the lower fo ward ends of the fing rs 16., and o cupy verti el plane ie i the spac he we'eii the inner sides of the said hnger The sprocket-whee s 1.8 als looeted at he lowe fo ward ends o t e seidiinge s 1. but the said sprocket-Wheels 18 are loeated in advan e of the sproeketm'heels 17- Th wheels 18 oooupy eliued p u es, w ich substanti lly para lel With the plane oeou: pied y the longitud nal axi of the sa d lingers 6- T e shaft 19,'i jounie etl fo rote ou under the upper rear portions. of the said fingers 16- Th spro.eket-.\ lieel 0. m unted upon the sa d shaft 19, A sprocket? wheel 1, mounted upon he s et 9, e d the hein 22-, around the. sproetet rhe s 20.. and Thus it w ll be th ota y movement may be trans: mitt d from. the she-ft 9., to t e Chit 22, o the sh ft 19- ihe 'sprooket whee s 3 are mount d upon. the shet 1.9, and ar sub: stontielly in elinemeut with the sprookete. Wh 1s17, o. eted at the lower orward ends. of the fingers 1.6- The sproeket-ehaius 4 pass a ound the spro ketoyhee s l7 a d 3, and a e p ov de with the spurs 5.- The said p oieketsohains 24 are spa ed ope-rt sufii ie tly t r ceive between t em 'the stalks of growing corn; but the sizi e betwee the said chains is ot s fl iont to permit ma ured ears of corn to pas themthrough- The sproeket-whee 6 is m unted upn the shaft 9., adjacent the sproc et: wheel so. The coun e -shaft -7, s also iourne ed. for rotation under the upper roe-t portion of the finge s l6, and he sproo et Wheel 28 is mounted upon the said counters shaft 27. The sprockethain 2.9 posse around the prook t wheels 26 a d 2.8., and thus rotary move nt i transmitted from the shaft '19 to the shaft 27.- he stalk engaging rolls 3.0, are jou ue ed or rotation under the upper rear portions of the finge s 16, and have heir longi udina e s d sposed substan ial y psrahel with the longitudinal Xis o the said finge s he soid olls are provi ed at t e r upper ends with the beveled pinions 31, which are enmeshed with the beveled nions 32, mounted upon, the si n 237. Tiius it will h s es that rotsry ieye heiit m y he transmit ed from h shaft 2 7 to the said rolls 3,0, Whioh are caused toward each otherf The meoh eii sni les abo e describ d. s st illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawings.

The shaft 33, is journeled for rotation at the outer side of the outer finger 16, and at the upper res-r end portion of the some. The beveled pinion 34, is mounted upon the lower end portion of the shaft 33, and meshes with the beveled pinion 35, which is mounted uaon the outer end portion of the shaft 19. Thus it will be seen that rotary monument is transmitted from the shaft 19 to the shaft 33. The sprocket-wheel 36 mounted upon the shaft 33, at a point intermediate of'iho ends thereofhe sp ock t-w eel 53.7 i mounted upon the upper end p rtion of th said shaft 33. The stub-shafts 38, are journsled for rotation in tho upper portion of the hood 39, wh ch, n turn; is l oot d =11 h upper rear ends of the said fingers '16. The nthriueshing gout-wheels a e mounted upon the shafts 38. The double sprocketwl eol 4] mounted upon the outer shaft and the spror-hetmhu u 42, pas es around the sprocket-wheel 3.7, and one of the mem bers of he double sproo etswhcol H, w il the S111OQ1iCt-7Chflill 43 passes around the other member of the louble-spiswket-whoel 41, end the sp cket-Wh l -14, moun d upo the upper end of t e sha of on o t e ra hexpolling rolls The said rolls 45 ar iou neleil fo ro a ion .ot he ruin i e o th hood 39, and a e adapted to engage oo-Yr )ortions of stalks end othe rash; etr ed up ,y the mat r al which i harvested, uml as they rotate toward each other, they urn adopted to expe the said objectionable inute io f o he ood T e shafts o th sa d r lls. 45, als provided w h th n ermeshing geomvho ls 46.- h it wi l he seen that rotary movement is transmitted to the sa d o ls %.5, through the sp ck hei 3., a th sprorkot-rl iiu 2- The SPIQ k AflYlIQB- S 4. h iuiuuur upon lu lower end portions o the stu ul s 8, en the sprocket-drains 4S puss around the said sproc et-Wh els i and the split i=lu*tu*e 1 ocated he ower orwa e s o h e s 16., The said sp het l iu 41%, a provided with spu s which upon the inner runs he sa d duties 48, a e sidopi d to project in o the space between thrimoi' side of he ingers 1.6. h it wi l he een tha hr ugh the sprocke ha n 4Z lieu i'oteify mov m nt i t an mitt d to the tub: i

shaft 3.8, Which in turn, mo e t r nu 45 in o bit, o cupying" n l d plane and which l s o e the the-in 25- Th peration of the m oheu siu e ow d scribed, which is re rred to the arve t of the said row of stalks. As the, spurs 49, carried by the chains 48, engage the stalks, theyfwill swing the same up, so that the lower portions of the said stalks mayenter into the space between the chains 24. When the stalks arrive at the lower ends of the rolls 30, they pass between the same, and as the said rolls are rotating toward each other, and are relatively close together, they engage the stalks and pull the same down through the space between the chains 48 and the chains 24. However, the ears which are carried by the stalks, and which are of mature size, cannot pass between the stalk-engaging rolls 30, for the reasons above stated, and consequently the said ears will be pinched from the stalks and will be engaged by the spurs 25, upon the chains 24, and carried up into the hood 39. During the operation of pinching or separating the ears from the stalks as above 'described, it frequently ha pens that considerable length of the sta ks are separated from the major portions thereof together with the ears. Also leaves and other trash frequently follow the cars. It is desirable to get rid of this objectionable matter, before introducing the ears into or upon the husking rolls, and for this purpose the expelling rolls 45, are provided in the hood. 39. When the material enters the said hood 39, the said rolls 45 are liable to engage projecting material, such as leaves and portions of stalks, and as the said rolls are rotated toward. each other, they carry the said material between them and leave the ears within the hood 39.

The inclined frame 50, is located upon the frame 3, and the husking rolls 51, are journaled for rotation in the said frame 50. The said rolls 51 may be of any form or configuration, and are arranged in pairs within the said frame, as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawing. The members of each pair of husking rolls are provided with intermeshing gear-wheels 52, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, while one member of each pair is provided with a beveled pinion 53. The shaft 54, is journaled for rotation at the upper portion of the frame 50, and extends transversely across the 11 per ends of the husking rolls 51. The beve ed pinions 55, are mounted on the shaft 54, and mesh with the beveled pinion 53, carried by one member of each of the pair of members of the husking rolls 51. The shaft, 56,is journaled for rotation at the upper rear portion of the frame 50, and is located above the husking rolls 51. The shaft 56 is provided at intermediate points with the cranks 57.

An ear-distributer 58, is located between each of the pairs of rolls 5]. and the adjacent pair, carried by the frame 50, and each distributer 58, is provided at its up er end with an arm 59, and each arm 59, is pivotally concate in vertical planes, between. the pairs of husking rolls, and this movement on. the part of the said distributers 58, will have a tendency to spread the .ears of corn evenly over the said several pairs of rolls 51, as the said ears are passed from the hood 39, into the frame 50. I

The sprocket-wheel 60, is located upon the shaft 54, and the sprocket-wheel 61 is located upon the shaft 56. The said s rocketwheels occu y the same plane. Tie shaft 62, is journalbd for rotation at the side of the frame 3, and is provided with a sprocketwheel 63'. The sprocket-chain 64 passes around the sprocket-wheels 60, 61 and 63. The forward end portion of the shaft 62 is provided with a beveled pinion 65, which meshes with the beveled pinion 66, located upon the end of theshaft 5. Thus it will be seen that rotary movement will be transmitted from the shaft 5 through the shaft 62, and sprocket-chains 64, to the shaft 54, and the parts carried thereby, and shaft 56, and from the said shaft 56 the said movement is transformed into vertical reciprocatory 'movement on the part of the ear-distributers 58, as above described.

The conveyer trunk 67, is located at the lower end of the frame 50, and the endless belt 68, is arranged to traverse the length of the said trunk. The lower end of the said belt 68 passes around the shaft 69, which is provided at its rear end with a sprocketwheel 70.

The stub-shaft 71 is journaled for rotation at the rear end of the frame 3, and the sprocket-wheel 72 is mounted upon the said shaft 71. The said sprocket wheel 72 bears laterally against the upper run of the chain 64, and is adapted to be rotated by the same. The sprocket-wheel 73 is mounted upon the stub-shaft 71., and the sprocket-chain 74 passes around the sprocket-wheels and 78. Thus it will be seen that rotary movement is transmitted to the shaft 69, which in turn will actuate the endless belt-conveyer 68, which travels the length of the trunk 67.

Thus it will be seen that when the ears of they may fall from the upperencl of the said ti unk to a Wegen-bodyw or othei receptacle pi ovided for their reception.

Having described the invention, What is claimed as new is In a corn harvester, the combination of stalk forvvarding chains on opposite sides of the stalk passageway, and ear snapping chains located undo? the said stalk-forWz-nding chains.

2. In a corn harvester, the combination of stalk-foiwarding chains on opposite sides of the stalk passageway and ear snapping chains located upon 0 posite sides ofthe said passageway and being ocated under the stalkforwal'ding chains.

3. In a corn harvester, the combination of stelk-forwarding chains located upon opposite sides of the stalk passageway and moving in orbits, and eat-snapping chains located 1 I l l l upon the opposite sides of the stalk passage f Way and being located below the said stalkforwarding chains and moving in orbits.

1 way, and stalk-engaging .i olls located, under the uppei poi t ions of the said chains.

5. In a corn harvester, the combination oi stalk-forwarding chains located upon opposite sides of the stalk passageway, cat-snapping chains located upon opposite sides 01 the stalk passageway, the said chains being mounted to move in orbits, and the plane of the orbits of the stalk-foi'walding 0 wins being; at right angles to the plane of the i orbits of the ear-s11appingchains.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own, we have hereto ai fiXed our signatui'es in thepiesence of two Witnesses.

DAN IEL \VAN DSCHEER. JACOB 'ANDSCH 11E R \Vithesses:

ANTHONY Tn Pnsnn, En VAN STEENBERGEN. 

